Chapter 11: Affection starts with concern. Love starts with excessive care.

'Lan Xing'? The name is familiar. 'fiance'?! They all thought in shock as they looked at the beautiful young woman.

Meanwhile, inside the classroom, Lan Xing and Hong Yue both turned. "Huang Anyi." Hong Yue called and his face paled in shock.

'Huang Anyi'? Lan Xing thought and looked at the woman in shock. Huang Anyi is a girl?! He thought as he looked at the beautiful woman. Wait, she said something... 'fiance'?! He thought and turned to Hong Yue who looked as shocked as him.

The crowd outside all went to watch the commotion. "Hey, look. The two looked like they were caught cheating." They whispered as they looked at Lan Xing and Hong Yue looking at Huang Anyi.

Huang Anyi looked at Lan Xing from head to feet. He's really handsome. She thought. However, he's not as handsome as Hong Yue. She thought and looked at Hong Yue who froze in fright when he saw the large crowd outside.

Her eyes narrowed and she sharply looked at the crowd. "Leave!" she told them.

The crowd gasped in surprise by her fierce gaze and they immediately resumed leaving. "What's going on with them?" someone can't help but ask.

"You know too much!"

Meanwhile, the three left are in a stalemate. Suddenly, Huang Anyi's heart softened as she walked towards Hong Yue whose body was shaking and she hugged him tight. "Yueyue." She called. "I'm sorry." She told him. "I didn't mean to scare you." She said and sighed. He knew Hong Yue has a social anxiety. She didn't mean to call upon a large crowd earlier. She was just shocked of what she had seen.

"Why are you here?" Hong Yue asked as he took a deep breath to calm himself. He hugged her back.

Huang Anyi didn't answer and glanced at Lan Xing who was silently watching them. She knew that the person who'd be with Hong Yue is Lan Xing, since Hong Yue is an anti-social. She heard from Hong Yue that Lan Xing takes good care of him. She realized Hong Yue treated Lan Xing as his friend, so it could only be Lan Xing who'd be by his side. That's why he named him earlier. "What are you doing to Yueyue earlier?" she asked as she narrowed her eyes at Lan Xing.

"Anyi." Hong Yue called and his face burned when he realized what she implied earlier. He knew how her mind works. "He's only checking my wound." He explained to her.

"'wound'?!" Huang Anyi's attention was caught. "What wound? Where is it?!" she asked as she frantically checked Hong Yue's limbs. She sharply inhaled when she saw Hong Yue's exposed knees are red. She carelessly squatted, not caring for her image, as she inspected Hong Yue's knees.

Lan Xing stared at her. "... you better stand or some passerby might misunderstand our situation like you misunderstood us earlier." He told her and glanced at the empty hallway outside.

Hong Yue placed a palm on his face while Huang Anyi glared at Lan Xing. But, she indeed stood. "It seems like you also care for Yueyue." She told him.

"Anyi..." Hong Yue called. "What are you doing here?" he asked her again.

Huang Anyi turned to Hong Yue and her frown was replaced by a smile. "Yueyue, I'm going to study here!" she told him.

Hong Yue's eyes widened in shock. "What?!" he stared at her. "Why?!" he asked. "Didn't you have – " he said before he paused. He glanced at Lan Xing.

Lan Xing realized they have a private matter to discuss. "I'll be leaving first. I'll tell the teacher you have something to do." He told Hong Yue. He nodded at him before he picked up his bag and then left. The computer laboratory isn't far and so he immediately reached it. "Sorry. I am late." He said as he went inside.

"The teacher still hasn't arrived, Lan Xing." A classmate said after Lan Xing sat on his seat and placed a bag beside him to reserve Hong Yue a seat.

"Lan Xing. What were you doing with Hong Yue earlier?" one of them asked.

"I was checking his wound. He hurt his knee earlier." Lan Xing explained.

"That girl is so pretty. Is she really Hong Yue's fiancée?" someone asked.

Lan Xing didn't hear Hong Yue denied it, thus he nodded. "Yes." He answered.

"Someone that beautiful... Hong Yue sure is lucky!" somebody exclaimed.

"Hong Yue is also handsome." A female classmate said.

"Yeah. He only needs to fix his hair and remove that unfashionable eyeglasses. He'd be more handsome than Lan Xing!" she said and laughed.

Lan Xing just smiled and took out his phone to play. However, his mind is on Hong Yue and Huang Anyi. So they are engaged... he thought and sighed when he suddenly felt his chest became heavy. He stopped playing his phone and opened a website. But, his mind is still on Hong Yue. His knees are hurt. Has she taken him to the infirmary? He thought before he lowered his phone. That girl is new in this school. She doesn't know where the infirmary is. I had to take Hong Yue there for him to be healed. He thought and immediately rose from his seat.

"Huh? Lan Xing, where are you going?" someone asked when they saw Lan Xing walked towards the door.

"I forgot something." Lan Xing answered and immediately left, missing to hear what their classmate said next.

"The one he must have forgotten is Hong Yue!" someone said. Their voice is teasing.

"Hahaha. Lan Xing sure is taking care of Hong Yue." Someone can't help but speak.

"Yeah. I saw Lan Xing was carrying Hong Yue's luggage before."

"I also saw Lan Xing carried Hong Yue on his back!"

"I remember, Lan Xing always waited for Hong Yue to wake up to have their lunch."

"Ai. Lan Xing sure is a nice guy. Too bad Hong Yue already has a fiancée." Someone sighed.

"However, Hong Yue's fiancée seemed to really care for Hong Yue earlier." Someone said.

"There's just something in Hong Yue that would make you want to take care of him."

"Yeah. Lan Xing must have felt that, too, that's why he always takes care of Hong Yue."

Meanwhile, Lan Xing had reached their classroom and saw another person dressed in a swallowtail coat was applying an ointment on Hong Yue's knees from a proper distance.

"Lan Xing." Hong Yue called when he saw Lan Xing standing by the door. "The teacher still hasn't arrived?" he asked.

"No." Lan Xing answered as he walked towards them. His eyes fell on the butler.

"Oh." Hong Yue muttered. "This is Song Xuqi. The Huang family's butler." He introduced him.

Song Xuqi's hand on Hong Yue's knees froze while Huang Anyi's expression changed. Song Xuqi forced a smile before he stood and then turned to Lan Xing. "I am Song Xuqi. I am pleased to meet you." He told Lan Xing.

Lan Xing looked at the man in his late twenties and has an amiable but elegant appearance. So, he's the weird person whom I talked to before? The one I thought who was 'Huang Anyi'? he thought and glanced at Huang Anyi before he spoke. "I am Lan Xing – Hong Yue's roommate."